Carl the Second

At peace in the lonesome cloister of a used bookstore, Carl has somehow found dignity, comfort and a kind of sad romance in the condition to which he believes he is doomed

Enter Christine, perhaps the first woman in his life who threatens his theory with a challenge to defy the evidence and dare to be loved

"[A] witty new comedy ... an extended riff on the little-explored archetype of the second banana, the failure, the sidekick ... When Palmieri lets his imagination cut loose, the results can be evocative ... There are also several zingy one liners ... At the very least, the meek will inherit the mirth" - Time Out